The hackers demanded $21-million or threatened to start leaking the stolen information. Rather than pay the ransom, attorney Allen Grubman and the rest of the New York firm reportedly hired cyber-extortion specialists to handle the situation.
The hackers responded by releasing Gaga's private documents; a 2.4-gigabyte folder reportedly featured the singer’s contracts with producers and collaborators, expense sheets and reimbursement forms, confidentiality agreements, and promotional agreements and photos. Additionally, the hackers have doubled their ransom demand to $42-million.